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P. 0. FREESE., Vehicle-Spring.

Paten td May 1880.

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UNITED VSTATES PATENT OFFICE;

v l PETER C. FBEESE, OF OAYUGA, NEW YORK.

VEHlCLE-SPRING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,512, dated May 11,1880.

Application filed February 28. 1880.

To all whom 't may concem:

Be it known that I, PETER G. FREESE, of Oayuga, in the county of Cayugaand State of New York, have invented a new Improvement in Wagon andGarriage Frames, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in wagon and carriage frames soarranged as to be simple in construction and effective in use;

The invention consists of two triangular frames, upon .which the body ofthe carriage or wagon rests, and each of the frames has a ring at thepoint, and through these rings a stirrup passes, this stirrup being atthe end of a rod adjustably secured to the under side of the seat, whichrests on springs, so that the seat rests entirely upon the springs,whereas the body of the wagon or carriage is only partially supported bythem, as will be herenafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 epresents a longitudinalsectional elevation, n the line w x, Fig. 2, of a buggy provided with myimprovement. Fig. 2 is a View of the under side of the same.

The body or floor A of the buggy or wagon provided with side springs,BB, upon which e seat C rests at such a height above the floor A as to beconvenient for the person occupying the said seat. A bracket, D, isattacled to the bottom of the seat C, and through this bracket a rod, E,provided at its upper end with a screw-thread and terminating in astirrup, F, passes, and is held by a thumbscrew, G. The floor A of thebuggy is proao and tt, axles N of the buggy, and having thepointsadjoining to each other. A ring, L L,

is fastened .to each triangular frame J at the point, and both of theserings are linked with the stirrup F. The springs can be arrangedparallel with the seat or in any other similar manner.

The box of the buggy will be made outside of the springs, so that theseat and top are entirely supported by the springs, and a load can becarried on the floor, which does not affect the springs.

For boX-wagons the end springs are placed onto the bearing bars M M, asusual, and the rod E is fastened to the bottom of the floor instead ofthe seat.

According to the load taken on, the springs can be adjusted by thethumb-screw G and the rod E, or by means of a strap and buckle. If alight load is taken 011 the seat, the springs are allowed to expand asfar as they can 5 but if a heavy load is taken the thumb-screw G, isturned down as far as may bdecessary.

The within-described devtce-'will be found to be of the greatest serviceon rough roads, for the bearings of the sills I I are not over the axlesN N, and if a pressure is brought to act on the hearing-bars directlyunder the sills I I the rod E will be drawn down and the re sistance'ofthe spring will Weaken the shock.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the two triangular frames having rings at eachadjacent point of the rod E, passing through said rings and adjustablysecured to a spring-supported seat, as shown and described.

PETER G. FEEESE.

Witnesses FRED A. BAKZER, R. GAsTNER.

